How to Find a Moisturizer

Dry skin can be severe or it can be minor. No matter what area of the spectrum your skin is categorized, finding a moisturizer for all-over body moisture or for certain areas can be difficult. Here are some things to remember when trying to find a moisturizer.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Protect your skin, oily or dry. If you don't normally use a sunscreen when venturing outdoors, use a moisturizer with an SPF of at least 15 every day. These are easy to find and will help protect you from harmful UV rays.
2. Face the ingredients. When you are looking for a moisturizer for your face, make sure you choose one that is noncomedogenic. This means that it won't clog your pores.
3. Determine your needs. Dry skin will need oils or glycerine, while oily skin will require oil-free products.
4. Test the products. Unless you have to buy moisturizer online, go into the store and try out products for yourself. You are looking for a scent that you like, a moisturizer that does not irritate your skin and one that doesn't feel too oily.
5. Change with the seasons. In the summer, when you may sweat most of your moisture off, use a lighter moisturizer. When the heaters dry out your skin in the winter, you may need something heavier.

Tips & Warnings

• Don't spend too much money. Unless you have a dry skin problem that requires a certain, pricey ingredient, there are effective, inexpensive moisturizers sold in drug stores and local shops.
• Don't overmoisturize. After washing your hands, moisturize, but unless you have severely dry skin that requires daily moisturizing, a little goes a long way. Too much of a good thing can lead to clogged pores.
• Don't forget to moisturize after showering. Put moisturizers on while your skin is wet, or moist, to help lock in that moisture.
• Don't forget to exfoliate. Moisturizers, when used often, can actually prevent the skin from sloughing off dead layers.